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Wow!!

Grrr…

A huge green monster, bigger than me and could not be considered a goblin, collapsed with its limbs cut off and its entire body covered in scorched wounds, barely able to breathe.

“Okay, this is all sorted out now! How is everyone?”

“It’s all over here, oppa!”

“Please wait a moment! now… Phew, chaa–!”

Pow!

Sera, tired but refreshing, answered, and Minsu Choi, who was now in enjoyer mode, coolly hit the goblin warrior’s head.

Is it because the sun is starting to rise? Even the goblin corpses lying around felt like fresh grass.

Lately, I haven’t felt any satisfaction from catching a monster. What is the reason?

It could be because there are good people there. Choi Min-soo and Kim Ga-ryeong are all party members who play their roles well, and there is no need to say more about our beloved Sarah. Even if you work hard, if you work with good people, you will feel much less tired.

But more than anything, the burden that had been building up in my heart to find a way to become stronger has been resolved.

｢***! ******!」

｢***…*, ******.｣

｢**… **********…｣

｢**! *****! ******!! **? *******!」

Groups of four colors of light can be seen bouncing above the panting, dying body of the Goblin King.

It felt a little like watching children playing in an ugly place, but for now, I just wanted to listen to whatever they were doing.

‘Our lucky ones. thanks… Thank you so much!’

It is impossible for me, who has no magic power, to eliminate the boss monster of a D-class dungeon. Everything that happened at the Hunter Academy in the past was possible because that friend helped… It would have been impossible if I had been alone.

But, given the power of the spirit, I was much stronger than I thought.

I was able to block the fireballs used by the goblin shamans guarding the Goblin King with Suryeong, I was able to quickly and strongly attack my body with Windryeong, and I was able to make powerful attacks with Hwaryeong.

… Jiryeong was a bit disobedient, but he still steadily created pits under the enemies’ feet to trap them, or built walls to block their attacks.

In a way, Ji-ryeong’s contribution was so great that he was practically the core of the strategy. Because I neutralized all the goblin traps and such.

‘If only I could take this power as is… I guess I can look forward to it when I take the promotion test this time.’

It was not difficult to catch the Goblin King, which is classified as one of the D-class dungeon gate boss monsters. At this level, it is enough to say that he has the power of a B-class hunter, beyond C-class. There is absolutely no sloppiness in it either.

‘What’s great is that you can exert magical powers of various properties.’

Magic is the realm of non-humans. In particular, unique magic among attribute magic often causes disputes between large guilds due to its source.

What if people found out that I can control the powers of the four elements?

It would not be an exaggeration to say that it is the return of a genius.

‘Of course, it doesn’t contain any magical energy, but so what? As long as you don’t get caught, that’s it.’

Not only do I have absolutely no intention of taking a magic test, no one has the right to force me to do so. Even the Hunter Association.

The condition for a hunter’s promotion is whether they can defeat monsters under certain conditions, not how much magic power they have.

It was said that in the past, there were cases where such conditions were attached, but there is no way hunters would like to hand over their personal information to others. Of course, some time passed and it was repealed as an evil law.

In the end, the world is all about those who have power. Through this incident, I feel it again.

And there are certainly different types of power.

One of them is the power I gain through my people.

“Seraya.”

“Huh?”

“Oh, don’t worry, actress Han Se-ra! I will inspect the goblin corpse.”

Pow!

I briefly called Sarah, who was checking the goblin corpses one by one.

And Ga-ryeong Kim began crushing the goblin’s body once again on her behalf. After teaching them that some of the more clever goblins pretend to be dead and then attack hunters, they all do it on their own.

I pointed at the Goblin King with my hand to Sarah who walked towards me without notice.

“Now, here.”

“…Huh? What?”

“Goblin King. You should catch it.”

“Me, me?! Not my brother?!”

Sera is startled, as if she had never thought about it. What, didn’t you know that I was giving you experience points in the first place?

“No, oppa! The Goblin King is a boss monster! Of all the rewards from this quest, you will have the most experience points, and you can even get the right to designate yourself as a leader or something!!”

“Yes. I know it well. I was the one who told you what kind of attack the Goblin King would do in the first place.”

I knew the Goblin King’s attack style and the fighting patterns of the goblin warriors and shamans who guarded him. Even though I’ve only been to D-class dungeons a few times, I always neglected studying about higher-level dungeons.

There’s no way I wouldn’t know that the Goblin King is a boss monster.

“Yes! But why are you trying to make concessions to me! You should gain some experience too! They say it’s already strong, but still! and… Same with rights! What if I betray my brother and designate myself as leader?! What if I get kicked out or something!”

Ah, was that something like that? Me again.

Now that I think about it, I haven’t told Sarah that I haven’t yet become stronger by using magical power, and that I can’t use the system that uses the status window. Not just announcements. It seems like it’s all done with magical power.

I couldn’t hold back the laughter that escaped me as I held Sarah’s shoulder.

“Woah, what’s funny oppa… ”

“Seraya. I forgot to say it, but it doesn’t matter to me anyway.”

“Huh? What does that mean?”

“It’s complicated if I go into detail, but I don’t have a level. And I can’t even use my magic power. What I am using now is the power of the spirits.”

“What—?!”

Sarah’s surprised face looks like she wasn’t expecting it at all. Wow, she’s pretty even when she’s broken. You really are a born actor. It’s pretty anytime, anywhere.

“I’ll explain later. So for now, just calmly catch the Goblin King first. Because everything is okay.”

“…Are you okay? That’s not the only problem… ”

“Seraya.”

I held her shoulder and spoke again.

“They are all useless to me. You did well without that system anyway, right? And um… The betrayal issue.”

I was so happy to see the worry in her eyes. To the point where I think the biggest gain was understanding my painful past and knowing that my desires were tolerated and considered in this regard as well.

“I never think Sarah would betray me. Likewise, I hope Sarah thinks of me that way too. No matter what happens, I will never, ever leave your side.”

“Oppa… ”

“Let’s let you be the leader as well. That’s because I really don’t need it. I must have done something wrong if I got kicked out by you. Or maybe you did it to save me. Isn’t that right?”

Her eyes became wet with water, and then drops formed and ran down her soft cheeks.

There was no need for long words. To begin with, I’m not good at talking or anything like that. In most cases, I solved everything with my body, ignorantly.

Still, Sarah must have looked at me kindly and smiled at me with a smile on her face.

Sigh.

My laughter grew stronger when I saw Sarah tiptoeing around and kissing my cheek. Oh really. I can’t manage my facial expressions, but I’m like this.

“Thank you, brother. I will never betray you. Even if everyone in the world turns against you, I will definitely be on your side. No, I don’t think I can live without that.”

“…Okay. Let’s deal with that first. I want to go back and take a break.”

“Ugh. My face turns red again. Was it that good? Hyunseong oppa is said to be a bit timid.”

… It’s just that I’m still excited from the battle. … Probably so.

Serah spun around and raised her knife towards the Goblin King.

Suddenly!

He cleanly cuts off the Goblin King’s head using movements that have become quite familiar to him by now. Hmm, it’s pretty neat who taught it. Well educated, um.

After cutting off her head, she turns her head towards me, and suddenly sees something in the air, startles, and then focuses.

It’s probably a notice from the system in the status window, right?

It would be nice if being a leader was worth the effort…

“Hey, hey, Hyunseong! It is said that Sarah has been selected as the leader… !”

“Yes, that’s right. Sarah decided to become the leader.”

“Oh, no, wait a minute! Clearly, it was Hyeonseong who defeated the Goblin King… !”

From the beginning, the division of roles was that I would be in charge of the Goblin King. There is no way Choi Min-soo doesn’t know that.

Choi Min-soo seems to want to say that no matter what, this doesn’t seem to be the case. I don’t feel bad or anything because they are worried and telling me for me.

However, it seems that Ga-ryeong Kim is a little quicker to notice.

“Really! Quiet! It’s distracting actress Han Se-ra’s concentration!”

“No, but… Not this. Even if it’s the same team… ”

“It’s noisy! It must have all been what Teacher Hyunseong intended!”

Ga-ryeong Kim makes the embarrassed Min-soo Choi quiet, smiles at me, and applauds.

“Congratulations, teacher. They are both good-looking men and good-looking women, so they look great together. Not empty words, but sincerely.”

“…You noticed. Haha.”

“Of course. Weren’t you already dating when we first went up? Even if you try to hide it, it’s obvious.”

Is that tidy? In my own way, I tried not to show off during combat, but still.

“What, what what what?! Hyunseong and Sarah are dating?!”

“Yes, you man! No, how can someone be so clueless! Even our names have changed.”

“No… That’s it, if we get older and get closer, that could happen… ”

“To begin with, Teacher Hanseong lives on the 5th floor. Why did you go all the way to the 15th floor? And they are both such handsome men and women, but is it normal if their eyes do not meet? Both of them are in their prime.”

Oh, so they thought I lived on the 5th floor.

Does this mean that no matter how far you go, you can only go to Seoul? Even with incorrect information, you managed to find a way to the right answer.

While Ga-Ryeong Kim was in the middle of preaching to Min-Soo Choi, Sarah, who was in a daze, approached me.

“Sera, are you finished? How about it?”

“Yes, I checked all the explanations about the leader. I think this is more important than you think. I’ll explain everything later.”

I guess this was a good reward after all. It was worth the effort of not being able to sleep at night.

“Yes, you had a hard time. Let’s quickly go in and sleep. I must be tired.”

“No, brother. But before that, there is something we need to decide first.”

Sarah, with a serious face, seemed to have no intention of leaving.

Is something wrong? What the hell?

Fortunately, Sarah’s concerns were not related to the bad side.

“I… It is said that the Assassin profession can now undergo its first awakening. Which one should I choose?”